A Galway-based researcher has won an award for designing a portable chemotherapy 'scalp-cooling' device.
Olivia Humphreys designed 'Athena', after being inspired by seeing her mother undergo treatment for cancer in 2019.
Her battery-powered device, which allows patients to spend more time at home scooped Ireland’s James Dyson Award.
Limerick native Olivia has just joined Luminate Medical, based in Ballybrit, as a research and development engineer intern.
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She's been explaining how it works, and why it's so important for patients like her mum.
